VNX-GH-211: Any action may run

The allowed-actions policy permits every action and reusable workflow.

Updated 02 Nov 2026Checked against cli@24498404a, vdb-sca-match@v0.8.14

With no allow-list a contributor can introduce any third-party action in a pull request, and it runs on merge with the workflow’s token and secrets.


Severity	Low
Confidence	high
CWE	CWE-829
Command	`vulnetix gha settings`, `vulnetix gha audit`
Needs	repo, actions policy. Without them the rule is reported as not evaluated, never as passed.

Remediation

Allow GitHub-owned and verified-creator actions plus an explicit list, and require SHA pinning.

Run only this rule

vulnetix gha settings --rule VNX-GH-211

Scoring

CWSS vector at the rule’s default severity: CWSS:1.0/TI:M/AP:A/AL:A/IC:N/FC:LT/RP:N/RL:A/AV:I/AS:N/IN:A/SC:A/BI:M/DI:M/EX:L/EC:N/P:W. A finding whose severity the repository’s settings moved is scored at its adjusted severity.

All rules: GitHub rules.

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